Search for recipes!

Slow Cooker Southern Candied Yams

How to make southern style candied yams in the slow cooker. These easy candied yams are the bomb!

My subscribers and I obviously love candied yams , and sweet potatoes. I’m always uploading yam and sweet potato recipes, because my sweethearts are always requesting them! One of my most popular recipes on iheartrecipes.com , would have to be my baked candied yams soul food style. This past holiday season I’ve gotten about a 100 emails from readers raving about these southern style candied yams. Although many people loved the recipe, a ton of people wanted to know if they could make their candied yams in the slow cooker… The answer is YES! You can definitely make yams in the CrockPot, or any other slow cooker that you may have! To be honest with you, I actually prefer making my candied yams in the slow cooker these days. Why? Because although I will always love my baked candied yams, slow cooking the yams make the yams even more tender. Like seriously, these yams will freaking melt in your mouth..

So what did I change?

Oh not much.. This recipe is super similar to my other candied yams recipe. However, I left the clove & ginger out. This time around I’m just using cinnamon, a dash of nutmeg, brown sugar, white sugar, and vanilla! Now don’t get it twisted, you can still add the clove and ginger if you’d like. I just know that a lot of people don’t usually have it on hand, so we will skip those ingredients.

This candied yams recipe has a lot more “juice”. The last time that I made my baked yams I thinking “these are freaking amazing, but next time I want more juice”… Nowadays, I’m one of those greedy folks that like my yams to swim in a sweet buttery sauce, therefore I made sure to add more liquid to this recipe. I also wanted the liquid to “stick” to the yams, so I added a little bit of cornstarch.

MY LATEST VIDEOS

MY LATEST VIDEOS

Putting everything together.

What is I told you that all you had to do is throw everything in the darn pot? Would you love me forever & and ever? Welp, that’s really all that you have to do… Well almost..

Simply peel the yams, then chop them, and toss them in the slow cooker. Next your going to sprinkle in the cornstarch, and stir… NOW, you can just toss everything in the pot, set in on low for 3 hours, and wait for all that yummy – buttery – tender goodness!! ( My mouth just watered thinking about the outcome y’all!!)

down below is the recipe, but here are a few soul food & southern dishes that you can serve these candied yams with

Hi Rosie… I have missed several months of your FANTASTIC recipes due to my husband suddenly having to fight cancer… Things are just beginning to settle down, and I have enjoyed going back to your site and watching you cook great meals. (I am sure I have gained five or more pounds just watching the demos!) Wanted you to know how much I enjoy and look forward to your emails. You are doing a GREAT job!!!

I made this recipe for Thanksgiving, and it was a hit! I was pressed for time, so, instead of 3 hours on low, I did 2 hours on high. The praying we’re perfectly tender without falling apart. I’m making it again, for our office holiday party. The only thing I’m changing is that I will drain the syrup and reduce it down on the stove top, then pour it back into the crock, once it has thickened to my liking.

Hi Rosie, just had to tell you, I got 52 pins from this recipe last week. This doesn’t count the many many pins before and since. Thank you for sharing this and ALL your other delicious recipes.
Sister From the South,
LindY G

Not sure why but I only used 3 sweet potatoes (huge from the market but cut down small), I filled up my 4.5 qt pot and added all the ingredients. After 2 hours though the sweet potatoes weren’t soft…I mean not even remotely soft. I stirred them around hoping for a miracle in the last hour. Nothing happened. I ended up scooping most of the potatoes out and roasting them in the oven and left the remainder to sit on low overnight. Of course this morning they were cooked to perfection but I’m wondering if sweet potatoes in a slow cooker usually take longer. If not then maybe I need a new slow cooker.

I used your recipe and my candied yams came out great. I was being lazy so I used canned yams. I dumped the entire can of yams with the juices (which elements the 2 cups of water). I then added all the other ingredients and let them slow cook on low for 5 hours. The last 30 minutes of cooking I added marshmallows. I paired this with your BBQ Turkey Wing recipe. Dinner was a hit tonight.

No, reducing the water will affect the amount of syrup. Also, if you’re going to reduce the water, you’ll also have to reduce the corn starch, and maybe some sugar – since you’re not making a lot of syrup for the yams.

Hi Rosie,
I came across your blog a few weeks ago and will be using this recipe for thanksgiving this year.. it looks so good! Question, will I be okay to still put my sweet potatoes in the crock pot without the liner? I forgot to buy it today at the store and will be cooking tomorrow!!!

Hi! I’m excited to make these for Thanksgiving. Can I prep everything the night before so all I have to do is combine and turn the crock pot on? Will the yams be ok precut? Any other tips for preparing a day ahead of time? Thank you!!